Lee Child says Tom Cruise is too small to continue playing Jack Reacher

According to the Google consensus, Tom Cruise is five feet seven inches. A perfectly fine size – although it has long fueled the story that Cruise is one of Hollywood's shortest superstars, a notion exacerbated by her desire to marry Known Tall Women. But its size has not really been an obstacle for Cruise, even when a large size is literally part of the description of the character. Example: in 2012, Cruise assumed the lead role in Jack Reacher, an adaptation of the series of eponymous books on a former military policeman. Some fans were shocked by the cast. In the books, Reacher is described as a six-foot-five gargantuan guy whose physical appearance is part of his appeal.

Still, Cruise continued his career, featuring not one, but two Reacher films, as the celebrity replaces the pitch. (This is the calculation of celebrities.) Now, however, it seems that the height of Cruise has finally become a problem. According to the BBC, Jack Reacher receives a TV series reboot without the movie star. And yes, it's partly because of its size.

"Cruise, despite his talent, did not have this physiognomy," Reacher author Lee Child told the BBC. "I really liked working with Cruise. It's a really very nice guy. We had a lot of fun. But in the end, readers are right. The size of Reacher is really very important and it's an important part of his personality. . . The idea is that when Reacher enters a room, you're all a little nervous just for the first minute. The Cruise representatives have not yet answered the question. Vanity FairRequest for comments.

As some Twitter users Reacher has the stature of Bigfoot and is almost comical in the series of books. In describing the size of Reacher's hands alone, Child compares them to Thanksgiving turkeys, dinner plates and "supermarket chicken". Imagine how cumbersome they are at a party dinner.

By child, the series will ideally go to a streamer like Netflix. He also extended his hand (normal size?) To the fans, asking them to "participate in the choice of the good actor for the television series". Who knows exactly what that entails, but Child should perhaps be prepared for his Twitter mentions to be filled with brilliant portraits. Our humble suggestion? Sex-return the role and give it to the known six foot three actress Elizabeth Debicki.

It should be noted that regardless of the stature of Reacher, Cruise was probably never going to register for a reboot of the television. The actor is a movie star from one side to the other, so out of the ball that there is no reason to change medium. Well, unless he decides to take seriously building this EGOT someday. Until then, Cruise and his hands not having the size of a chicken in a supermarket will have to continue to pick up movie scripts.

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